Denbigh High School (Newport News, Virginia)
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| Denbigh High School | |
| Address | |
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| 259 Denbigh Boulevard Newport News, Virginia, 23608 USA |
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| Information | |
| School district | Newport News Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Ms. Ashby Kilgore |
| Principal | Mr. Michael Cromartie |
| Assistant principals | Mrs. Marylin Sinclair-White Mr. David Flowers Mrs. Audrey Mitchell Mr. Stefan Henderson |
| Director | Mr. Horace Underwood Aviation Academy |
| Enrollment |
1,689 (October 2007) |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Peninsula District Eastern Region |
| Rival | Woodside High School Menchville High School |
| Mascot | Patriots |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Blue |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Homepage | http://denbigh.nn.k12.va.us |
Denbigh High School is a high school in Newport News, Virginia. Denbigh carries grades nine through twelve and has an enrollment of 1922 students, which includes 962 males and 812 females. There are 51 percent African-American, 35 percent Caucasian, 8 percent Hispanic, and 5 percent Asian or Pacific Islander. This school was rated "Fully Accredited" by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2005-2006 school year. Denbigh is the only host to the Aviation program in all of Newport News Public Schools.
Denbigh High school is represented by their mascot, the Patriot. Their colors are red, white, and blue. It also has top rated sports teams throughout the region. This school was opened in the fall of 1965 with grades 8-11 and the Junior class of that year became the first Senior class the following year. The class of 1970 was the first class to go through all five years at Denbigh. For a time Newport News had 5 year high schools and Denbigh (the northernmost of the cities high schools) had 8-12th grades. The class of 1968 presented, as a memorial, a step from the first Denbigh school.
Denbigh is also one of two sites in Newport News that hosts SAT testing, and also hosts the ACT testing.
Denbigh High School and other NNPS have a Telecommunications Program. It allows interested student to go out and shoot live football and basketball games. Students experience reporting, producing, camera work, editing etc. The choral and band programs have won numerous awards in local, regional, state, and national competitions.
[edit] Alumni
- Renowned bass guitarist Victor Wooten graduated from Denbigh High.
- Renowned video producer Nik Long graduated from Denbigh High.
- WTKR NewsChannel3 news anchor/reporter Leslie "Les" Smith graduated from Denbigh High
Others who have graduated from Denbigh High School include: Tony Vinson (RB for Towson University and then several NFL and NFL Europe teams), Antoine Bethea (Indianapolis Colts), Ed Tomlin (DB University of Maryland and Under Armor Director of Football Development), and Mike Tomlin (Head Coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers).
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